Effect of Therapeutical Paraffin in the Malleability of Burned Skin

Effect of Therapeutical Paraffin Wax Bath in the Malleability of Burned Skin

Effect of therapeutical paraffin wax bath in the malleability of burned skin

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Burn
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Paraffin

Detailed Description

The altered biomechanical properties of the skin entail limitation of movement, it have been important the statement of resources aimed at increasing skin suppleness. The objective of the study is to evaluate the effect of therapeutic paraffin in biophysical characteristics of the burned skin with or without scar hypertrophic. For this, 60 volunteers will be evaluated in the age group of 18-60 years, of both sexes, with deep second degree and third degree burns and evaluated areas submitted to therapeutic procedures, divided evenly into scar areas and normal skin. Applications will be set randomly by lot, with cross design (cross-over), and a minimum interval of seven days (wash-out) of the activities. The biophysical and biomechanical parameters of the skin will be assessed noninvasively by Cutometer of the model (MPA) 580, device to measure elasticity of the upper skin layer using negative pressure, and the durometer, measure hardness of the skin, before, immediately after 0, 10, 20 and 30 minutes of intervention with therapeutic paraffin in different procedures (number of layers and thermal insulation). Sociodemographic, clinical and surgical data of the volunteers will be evaluated by SPSS 15 (Statistical Analysis Software). The normality of the data will be verified by the Shapiro-Wilk test, and the effect of therapeutic procedures over time evaluated by the Friedman test (intragroup) and the test Kruskal-Wallis post hoc Dunn for comparisons between different funds (intergroup), p <0.05, will evaluated by software SPSS.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 60
• Phase: Not Applicable

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Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 60 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Will be included in the study individuals who were victims of 2 deep burns or 3rd grade being subjected to grafting autogenous procedures, with or without the presence of hypertrophic scar, normal skin of individuals, ie without tissue damage and to agree to sign the term free and informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

• They will be included in this study individuals with diseases or deformities that affect the structure and function of the skin.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Other: seven layers; Volunteers will be submitted to the application of seven layers therapy paraffin surrounded by a plastic film film remaining in the area for 15 minutes, and then discarded. .The Application will be made with the patient in the supine position at rest for at least 10 min, then with an appropriate brush (5 cm wide)	Other: Paraffin; The application of paraffin wax will be performed with the patient in the supine position at rest for at least 10 min, then with an appropriate brush (5 cm wide), will spend several layers with the brush into two distinct groups, seven or ten layers depending on the outcome of randomisation, in the region of interest of the upper limb, being scarred, surrounded by a plastic film film remaining in the area for 15 minutes, and then discarded
Other: ten layers; Volunteers will be submitted to the application of seven layers therapy paraffin surrounded by a plastic film film remaining in the area for 15 minutes, and then discarded. .The Application will be made with the patient in the supine position at rest for at least 10 min, then with an appropriate brush (5 cm wide)	Other: Paraffin; The application of paraffin wax will be performed with the patient in the supine position at rest for at least 10 min, then with an appropriate brush (5 cm wide), will spend several layers with the brush into two distinct groups, seven or ten layers depending on the outcome of randomisation, in the region of interest of the upper limb, being scarred, surrounded by a plastic film film remaining in the area for 15 minutes, and then discarded

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Distensibility of burned hypertrophic scar	Will be evaluated through the Cutometer®-MPA 580 of the intervention with therapeutic paraffin, being constituted by a small probe with diameter of 4 mm coupled in the equipment. The mechanism of action consists of deformation of the skin caused by suction, ie negative pressure giving a measured value. Once applied to the skin, an infrared light and a sensor located inside the probe perform the measurement of the distension of the skin during the period of continuous suction, followed by the phase of off where there is no suction.	up to 30 minutes

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Hardness of burned hypertrophic scar before, immediately after 0, 10, 20 and 30 minutes.	The instrument was used immediately after 0, 10, 20 and 30 minutes of therapeutic paraffin intervention, always in a position perpendicular to the surface of the skin to minimize errors due to the inclination of the device and repeated three times , To obtain an average of values, intervals for 10 seconds between evaluations (Klinger, et al., 2013)	up to 30 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Sao Paulo

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: January 1, 2017
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): December 1, 2017
• Study Completion (Anticipated): December 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 19, 2016
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 19, 2017
• First Posted (Estimate): January 20, 2017

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): January 20, 2017
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 19, 2017
• Last Verified: January 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Physiotherapy; Burn; Contracture; Paraffin
• Other Study ID Numbers: 13386/2011

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED